Organ donation

NHS Organ Donation Register
www.organdonation.nhs.uk/register-your-decision
You can register your organ donation decision on the NHS Organ Donor Register at any age and can change or update your decision at any time.

The UK laws on organ donation
www.organdonation.nhs.uk/uk-laws
Here you can view on organ donation in the UK.

NHS Blood and Transplant: Organ Donation
www.organdonation.nhs.uk
The NHS organ donation website. Provides information and resources about organ donation in the UK

Organ Donation Scotland
www.organdonation.scot

Organ Donation Northern Ireland
www.organdonationni.info

Aari's story
www.nhsbt.nhs.uk/how-we-help/saving-lives/patient-and-donor-stories/aaris-story
Aari Patel was three when he died following an accident at home. His parents, Jay and Sina, made the instant decision to donate as many of their son’s organs as possible.

Patient and donor stories
www.nhsbt.nhs.uk/how-we-help/saving-lives/patient-and-donor-stories
More about how donation impacts people including people from ethnic minorities.

How to talk about organ donation
www.organdonation.nhs.uk/talk-to-your-loved-ones/how-to-talk-about-organ-donation
Guidance on how to talk about organ donation.

Organ donation and ethnicity
www.organdonation.nhs.uk/helping-you-to-decide/organ-donation-and-ethnicity
Information on organ donation for people from different ethnicities.

Research and development in organ donation
www.nhsbt.nhs.uk/research-and-development
Find more information on the research that NHS blood and transplant supports.

Academy of Medical Royal Colleges (AOMRC)
www.aomrc.org.uk/2025-code-of-practice-for-the-diagnosis-and-confirmation-of-death
The AOMRC's 2025 code of practice for the diagnosis and confirmation of death.

Donor Family Network
www.donorfamilynetwork.co.uk
This is a charity run by donor families for donor families. It aims to support donor families and promote organ and tissue donation.

The Human Tissue Authority
www.hta.gov.uk
The regulating body for human tissue and organ donation.

NHS Blood and Transplant: Organ donation and transplantation
www.nhsbt.nhs.uk/what-we-do/transplantation-services/organ-donation-and-transplantation

NHS Blood and Transplant: Organ Donation and Transplantation (ODT)
www.odt.nhs.uk
The NHS Blood and Transplant Organ Donation and Transplantation clinical website. Provides information and knowledge about the care of organ donors and transplant recipients.

Transplant Sport UK
www.transplantsport.org.uk
This is a charity that aims to raise awareness of the need for organ donation in the UK and worldwide. Through organising sports and social events for transplant recipients, it aims to show the benefits of organ donation.

See more information on this research study. – Discover more about the research behind the 2026 update for this section of the website.

You may also be interested in resources on Dying and Bereavement.